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Top 10 YouTube Videos of All Time

Written by Richard MacManus / January 10, 2010 12:32 PM / 82 Comments

YouTube has come to define the era of online video, so let's take a look at their most popular videos of all time. We first did this list in August 2007, at which point Evolution of Dance by comedian Judson Laipply was number 1 with nearly 56 million views. The next update was September 2008, when Avril Lavigne's Girlfriend pop music video was number 1 with 103 million page views (although commenters argued it may have gamed the system).

How is Evolution of Dance doing now, given the influx of pop music and movie videos into YouTube? Not to mention all of those goofy comedic routines by teenagers and cutesy baby or animal videos. Let's check out the top YouTube videos of all time, as it stands today...

1. Charlie bit my finger - again !; 148,757,751 views

2. Evolution of Dance; 134,412,139 views

3. Miley Cyrus - 7 Things - Official Music Video (HQ); 108,577,069 views

4. Jeff Dunham - Achmed the Dead Terrorist; 104,013,553 views

5. Hahaha - Small daring boy; 103,262,937 views

6. Lo que tú Quieras Oír; 99,291,111 views

7. Pitbull - I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho); 92,408,735 views

8. Susan Boyle - Singer - Britains Got Talent 2009; 85,126,780 views

Note: This video has been labeled "Embedding disabled by request" on YouTube, but we've embedded it below via Dailymotion:


9. Timbaland - Apologize (feat. One Republic); 81,299,096 views

10. Vanessa Hudgens Say Ok Music Video (Official with Zac Efron); 78,684,446 views

Update: Originally this post had Hari's comedy act at number 1 with 186,361,277 views. There was a suggestion at the time that it may have been a hack or a glitch. Then a couple of days after publication, YouTube listed this video at 128,712 views only. So it seems that it was listed at number 1 in error, therefore we have updated this post accordingly.


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  1. Ummm I think #1 might have been hacked.

     Posted by: Steven Renwick Author Profile Page | January 10, 2010 12:44 PM



  2. Check views vs ratings ... I do not think it is hacked, I'm sure it is hacked.

     Posted by: Tim Molendijk Author Profile Page | January 10, 2010 12:46 PM



  3. Steven, I've posted a video response I found. You may be right...

     Posted by: Richard MacManus Author Profile Page | January 10, 2010 12:58 PM



  4. It could just be a glitch rather than a hack: http://pinoytutorial.com/bestandworst/youtube-hacked-79-billion-views

     Posted by: Steven Renwick Author Profile Page | January 10, 2010 1:21 PM



  5. Why give a link to a poorly produced, racist response video that is hardly evidence? I expected better from RWW.

     Posted by: Jen Crothers Author Profile Page | January 10, 2010 1:43 PM



  6. I can't belive "Jeff Dunham" is still in the Top10 Videos :-) I think he made it last year and the year before with the same clip. "Evolution of Dance" is also going well over time!

    Posted by: Chris | January 10, 2010 1:52 PM



  7. I missed all of them and what did I really miss. No offense. LOL

    Posted by: Rob | January 10, 2010 3:05 PM



  8. Jen, I agree it was offensive - as I wrote "...it contains no strong evidence and is also racially offensive at the end."

    Despite that I thought the response had some good points though (i.e. lack of comments on Hari video and low ratings). So I think the number 1 ranking is suspicious for those reasons, and YouTube should investigate it.

     Posted by: Richard MacManus Author Profile Page | January 10, 2010 3:38 PM



  9. videos

    Posted by: heinrich | January 10, 2010 6:24 PM



  10. I just watched the funniest video ... as good as jeff dunham and only 4 minutes long ... ray stevens/obamacare enjoy!

    Posted by: downlosded33 | January 10, 2010 8:01 PM



  11. I've enjoyed youTube for the longest time, you can always find something to amuse you there.
    I've just been watching a series of videos about crazy men who have been jumping off the tallest building in the world (the Burq Dubai or the Burq Khalifa as it is now called. these guys wear what's called a "wing suit". I never realized there were so many suicidal nut cases in the world. But after watching YouTube, I realize they're not such a rarity. And the Susan Boyle video - well it spread her fame around the world. YouTube is very useful.

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  12. #1 is hack for sure! Check the no. of views. Its constant at 186,361,277 views

     Posted by: Chirag Author Profile Page | January 11, 2010 10:15 AM



  13. u are all gay

    Posted by: ez | January 11, 2010 12:38 PM



  14. bahahahha

    Posted by: balltoucherforlife | January 11, 2010 1:00 PM



  15. means the most beautiful dance of life

    Posted by: Dans | January 11, 2010 11:14 PM




  16. Сэтгэгдэл бичих энд дар

    Posted by: hi | January 12, 2010 1:18 AM



  17. How was this list created? Rihanna's "Don't Stop the Music" is currently nearly 108M views, which would put it at number 4.

     Posted by: Terry Foster Author Profile Page | January 12, 2010 6:14 AM



  18. fine guys but i listen to my music from www.shoppingeasy.tk it has free music to listen great site

    Posted by: anna | January 12, 2010 10:26 AM



  19. i like the #3 :-)

    Posted by: hokya | January 13, 2010 12:17 AM



  20. oh..! my God...what wrong with you..please save our earth immediately..it going to end..
    Please save..! save..! save..! properly..

    make the action right now..!

    Posted by: Mazlan | January 14, 2010 6:30 AM



  21. I hope that all people watch this video

    Posted by: Zogordi | January 14, 2010 11:07 AM



  22. I like youtube videos.I've enjoyed youTube for the longest time, you can always find something to amuse you there

    Posted by: Karakocan | January 15, 2010 6:28 PM



  23. Despite of the gazillion traffic, I wonder why YouTube is still being reported low in advertising revenues... just a fraction of Google’s net revenue within a year.

    Posted by: ChickaBabes | January 15, 2010 11:57 PM



  24. hi i thick it deserves it.really

    Posted by: jojo | January 16, 2010 4:26 AM



  25. Hacked? How could you say it's hacked? It's true and that was taken by my friend's video cam.

    Posted by: all2010videos | January 16, 2010 5:25 AM



  26. Thanks for this post... nice flash back

    Posted by: quiche recipe | January 16, 2010 5:56 AM



  27. tui18com

    Posted by: hebert | January 16, 2010 1:29 PM



  28. Nothing special

    Posted by: Siemen | January 16, 2010 2:34 PM



  29. I think #1 is correct. It is only 56 sec long. I just watched it 6 times so im sure that is why it has so many views. I like it alot.

    Posted by: d | January 17, 2010 11:05 PM



  30. These are some really funny videos, definitely my ten also. The number one and number five crack me up every time I see it. The other few which are music videos should not count because you can watch that on television but the laughing baby you cannot unless you actually have a laughing baby =)

    Posted by: TheComputingGeek | January 18, 2010 3:08 PM



  31. I saw the first one on America's Funniest Home videos.

    Posted by: Robert | January 18, 2010 3:35 PM



  32. Miley Cyrus looks like she's going to have a short, rocky career ahead of her...

    Posted by: Leonard | January 18, 2010 3:41 PM



  33. These are some really funny videos, definitely my ten also. The number one and number five crack me up every time I see it.

    Posted by: Wed Gan | January 18, 2010 7:59 PM



  34. Thanks for this funny article. Best regards.

    Posted by: Sedat Kumcu | January 20, 2010 12:33 AM



  35. Evolution of Dance is amazing!

    Posted by: Ina | January 20, 2010 9:29 PM



  36. There is a lovely video of a baby dancing in front of the tv to one of Beyonce songs. That should be on the top 10 for sure!!! :)

    Posted by: MarK Abano | January 21, 2010 3:39 AM



  37. That boy video is unbelievable! 148 million views! wow! Ive never seen these videos before!

    Posted by: reggy | January 21, 2010 7:13 PM



  38. i listened to daring baby. i could not find anything special in it.

    Posted by: goyal | January 22, 2010 1:37 AM




  39. Visible Measures, the online video tracking platform, has just published their list of the most watched viral videos of all time.
    top1-Crank Dat music video by Soldier Boy,356,300,000 views

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  40. The video with Susan Boyle is my favorite. What a talent, what a talent!

    Posted by: Camgirl | January 23, 2010 3:41 AM



  41. look my videos www.youtube.com/jcofficialvideos

    Posted by: carollyne | January 23, 2010 11:05 AM



  42. You can find very interest videos on this site too: http://www.youtube1.lt/

    Posted by: youtube | January 23, 2010 1:18 PM



  43. How about Single Ladies? It has more than 80 million views!

    Posted by: Hello | January 23, 2010 9:21 PM



  44. Great list. I really liked the 4th video. It was the best. :D

    Posted by: Diana | January 27, 2010 1:33 AM



  45. Thanks for the list. My personal favorite is Pitbull. gotta respect a dj who works so hard in the su-su-studio! the sky is the limitz indeed!

    Posted by: veterinary clinic | January 27, 2010 1:57 AM



  46. Hahaha - Small daring boy is very good!

    Posted by: Fushaoxiong | January 28, 2010 7:47 PM



  47. What about Lady Gaga's Bad Romance? 95 million views!

    Posted by: Imtisal Zafar | January 29, 2010 1:05 AM



  48. 2 baby clips out of 10 - just goes to show that babies are adorable!

    Posted by: Julie | January 29, 2010 2:35 AM



  49. It will take time for me to watch all the videos.

    Posted by: Nimit kashyap | January 29, 2010 3:05 AM



  50. Thank you for this too friendly sharing;)

    Posted by: casiseb | January 29, 2010 8:33 AM



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